Polda Metro Files A Certificate Of Firli Bahuri

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

Polda Metro Jaya wrote to the Directorate General of Immigration to request the issuance of an imprisonment of the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri. The letter has also been sent today.

"The letter was addressed to the Ministry of Immigration and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the request for prevention abroad on behalf of the suspect FB as chairman of the Indonesian KPK," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak to reporters, Friday, February 24.

In the letter, it was requested that Firli Bahuri be dismissed for the next 20 days. The goal is for investigation purposes.

Moreover, the chairman of the KPK will be questioned again as a suspect in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

"For the next 20 days, the investigation is currently being investigated by the investigative team," said Ade.

Later, if the request is granted, the Immigration Office will issue a letter of delinquency against Firli Bahuri.

Firli Bahuri was named a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22 afternoon.

Meanwhile, several pieces of evidence became the basis for determining the suspect, namely, foreign exchange documents worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, Syahrul Yasin Limpo's clothes. The clothes were used by the former Minister of Agriculture when he met Firli Bahuri at the Badminton Sports Center (GOR) on March 2, 2022.

In this case, Firli was charged with Article 12e, 12B or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code. Thus, it is threatened with life imprisonment.